News: Office of Community Engagement

Erika Schumacher at Red Rock Canyon
People |

Erika Schumacher leans on her experiences as a chief ranger of public lands to coordinate the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý emergency crisis management program.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students evaluate wheelchair friendliness at Red Rock National Conservation Area
Business and Community |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students help find the friendliest facilities for the travelers with mobility limitations in Las Vegas.

Claytee White, Director, Oral History Research Center at the Historic Westside School
People |

Oral historian Claytee White has spent a career recording Las Vegans’ personal histories. Now she speaks about her own remarkable roots.

Ka-Voka Jackson is working to restore native plants in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo)
Arts and Culture |

Native American master's student Ka-Voka Jackson is working to protect the environment and preserve her Hualapai culture.

Chong Chen
People |

The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.

Eshani Lee
Research |

Doctoral candidate Eshani Lee’s research ensures college chemistry knowledge doesn’t get lost in translation.

Poet Heather Winterer reads selections from her book "The Two Standards" during the Black Mountain Institute Alumni Reading Series
Arts and Culture |

Writers will contribute to the cultural landscape at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý and the community.

Yoohwan Kim
Business and Community |

New cybersecurity minor paving the way for a new bachelor's in the field — making ÐÔÊӽ紫ý one of just a few universities in the nation to offer such a program.

J.J. Brennan in a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý cap
Campus News |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's oldest graduate finishes his degree after nearly seven decades.

Vladislav Zhitny looks at a test tube
People |

Vladislav Zhitny, who came to Las Vegas from Ukraine in 2006, ends undergrad studies ready to become a member of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý School of Medicine's inaugural class.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Jin Ouk Choi
People |

This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.